The time may be 10 a．m．in Beijing and 2 a．m．in New York．It is set on the same time—Greenwich Mean Time．This is because in l884, many nations met to decide how to prevent the confusion（混乱）made by almost every town having its own time．

Such a time rule was devised（设计）by Sir Sanford Fleming（1827-1915）．He was an engineer who lived in Canada．He held a meeting in 1884 to discuss the time problem．He suggested that there should be 24 meridians（子午线）dividing the world into 24 time zones（时区）．The zero meridian would pass through the village of Greenwich near London．The time at Greenwich would be called Greenwich Mean Time，and at each of the 24 meridian lines，the time would go forward or backwards by one hour．

Twenty-seven nations agreed to this suggestion，and since then GMT has been the centre of time-keeping for all nations．Most nations have only one time zone，however，large nations such as the USA and Australia are divided into several time zones．

1．What time is it in New York when it is 10 a．m．in Beijing?

2．Who devised Greenwich Mean Time?

3．When was the meeting held to discuss the time problem?

4．How many nations agreed to Greenwich Mean Time?

5．Does Australia have only one time zone?

From this year, new electronic（电子的） cards will take the place of the plastic identity cards （ID cards） which are carried by all the Chinese citizens over 16.

The new ID card has a microchip（微芯片）. Personal（个人的） information will be locked into the card so that people won’t be able to use false identities.

China’s plastic ID cards came into use 18 years ago, and a similar system（相似的系统） is used in many other countries. However, the information on a card is different from nation to nation. Most ID cards show the holder’s name, sex, date of birth and photo, as well as his or her number.

Germany, France and Spain all use ID cards, but some nations don’t like the idea, such as the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Britain. They have no national ID cards. However, some of the countries have ID cards for special uses. For example, Australia and the USA use a driving license to identify people.

ID cards are carried for many reasons. Now the USA, Britain and some other countries are considering a national ID system as a way of preventing possible terrorist attacks（恐怖袭击）.

1．A Chinese citizen doesn’t hold an ID card until he or she is _____ years old.

A．14         B．16        C．17        D．18

2．Which of the following is the disadvantage（缺点） of the plastic ID cards?        .

A．They’re easier to fake       B．They can’t be used widely

C．They are not important      D．They’re not modem

3．The underlined word “considering” in the passage means           .

A．thinking about     B．talking about     C．looking after     D．finding out

4．Which of the following is true?         .

    A．ID systems can stop attacks 

B．Britain has its own national ID system now

    C．Not all the information on ID cards of different countries is the same

D．All the personal information will be kept in the microchip

根据所给的词、汉语提示、词语释义或首字母写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。

1. All the tourists shouted “__________” when they saw pyramids, one of the seven __________ in the world. (wonder)

2.If the doctor does a small_______    (operate) on him, he will be all right soon.

3.My cousin will go to the USA for_______(far) study with his classmates next year.

4. Everyone should help those _______(home) people after the earthquake.

5. It is well-known that smoking can be ________   (harm) to our health.

6. I am sorry. You pronounced this word ________    (correct).

7. There’re so many people in the room. It’s _____     (hope) for us to get inside.

8. When I passed the driving test, I thought I was the_______(luck) person in the world.

9. Do you know how long the new airport has been in ________(serve)?

10.The course covers many topics, ___________(include) travel and hotels.

11. The team’s           (finish) time will be recorded.

12. The text _________(it) is not easy, but it is interesting and educational

13. The question is too hard. He is           (able) to work it out.

14.My brother ____________ (be) to England twice.

15.The curtains ____________ (rise) just now and the host came on stage.

16.A charity show ____________ (hold) in the school hall next week.

17.I’m happy ____________ (invite) to your birthday party by you.

18.Ways ____________ (find) to make waste water clean since two years ago.

19.These magazines mustn’t ___________ (take) out of the reading room.

20.The printers _____________ (use) to put the words and pictures onto paper.

21.Computers are useful to us. But some students only use them________(play) games.

22.He ______(teach) in the school in the past.

But over the past four years he__________(work) on the farm.

23.I will tell you as soon as he________(get) to Beijing.

24.We_______(visit) the Olympic Centre at 9 p.m. yesterday evening.

25. The books _______ (sell)well . They  ______________(sell) out already.

26.Neither of the twins___________(ride) a horse in the past ten years.

27.Yang Liping  ___________ (know) to everyone as an excellent dancer.

28.We shouldn’t drive at high __________ (速度). It’s too dangerous.

29.I was once c__________to be a host of a charity show.

30.Millie is a shy girl. She doesn’t like to speak loudly in p__________.

31.Class is over. Let’s have a b__________, boys and girls.

32.He took out the c__________ and took some photos of the sunset.

33.—Where’s Mr. Green? —He has gone to attend an____________(国际) meeting.

34. The heavy snow ____________(影响) many southern parts of China last year.

35. It’s important to_____________(教育) the young students.

36.Some scientists are doing lots of ____________ (研究) on the problem.

37. After the         ___ (治疗), the old man could see again.

38. —Shall we go to London for a holiday?

   — Oh. I think it’s a good c        for her to practise her spoken English.

39. Please speak loudly, the old man is a bit d ___________ .

40.Our monitor has been asked to g_______us into a team of eleven to play football against Class Seven.